SUNY Plattsburgh students Grace DeSantis ’17 and Amelia Flanery ‘17 are two of just 34 undergraduate students nationwide to receive Greater Research Opportunities Undergraduate Fellowships from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Read more.

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has once again named SUNY Plattsburgh to its list of the nation’s best value colleges among public institutions, adding to the list of recent national recognitions. Read more.

The spring Student Involvement Fair brought nearly 100 extracurricular clubs and organizations to the Angell College Center, giving the SUNY Plattsburgh community a glimpse at opportunities as varied as the campus itself. Read more.

Federal funding for SUNY Plattsburgh’s Student Support Services, one of the largest such programs in the country, was renewed with an all-time high grant of nearly $525,000 each year for the next five years. Read more.

After dealing with outdated analog equipment for years, renovation and relocation, communication studies students began the fall 2015 semester in facilities so new, they didn’t recognize the place. Read more.

When it comes to connecting classroom success to career opportunities, SUNY Plattburgh’s accounting program puts up some strong numbers. In the past five years alone, 71 SUNY Plattsburgh accounting students received job offers before they graduated. Read more.

Students interested in the health professions for medical, dental and veterinary schools, among other graduate programs, find success through the preparation of SUNY Plattsburgh’s biology program. Read more.

The Alumni in the Classroom Experience (ACE) program brought the wisdom and advice of a dozen SUNY Plattsburgh alumni to as many as 1,000 students during the fall 2015 semester, helping students visualize future success. Read more.

An outdoor lab that doubles as a lily pad pool. Four hundred tons of North Country rock. Native vegetation. Waterfalls. A sustainable liner and pipe system. Removable fountain. It’s a worthy makeover for one of the most iconic spots on campus. The new Hawkins Pond was worth the wait. Read more.

An inside look at academic programs, unique club offerings and student social life are among the highlights offered to prospective students visiting campus for SUNY Plattsburgh’s Fall Open House. Read more.

Some 990 members of SUNY Plattsburgh’s Class of 2019 will descend upon campus the weekend of Aug. 22-23 as these freshmen and the rest of campus prepares for the start of the 2015-2016 academic yea. Read more.

Students raised more than $11,000 through a just-concluded community-wide can and bottle collection, an effort that will help purchase a new 14-passenger van for the Ted K Center, a nonprofit organization providing educational, social and recreational opportunities for youth in Plattsburgh Housing Authority developments. Read more.

Nine SUNY Plattsburgh alumni visited eight different departments on campus through the spring semester, part of the Alumni in the Classroom Experience (ACE) program. Each left something behind. Read more.

Former SUNY Plattsburgh President Joseph Burke and his wife, Joan, a clinical social worker who maintained a practice in marriage counseling while her husband served at the college, will be honored with the 2015 Distinguished Service Award at spring commencement exercises on Saturday, May 16. Read more.

The program’s founder, Laurence Soroka, and his wife, Cerise Oberman, recently made their own plan: to provide deserving EXP students financial support by establishing the Expeditionary Studies Endowment Award. Read more.

As a final act of generosity to college-age young people in and around Plattsburgh, Grace Howard-Allen, who died in June 2014 at the age of 100, left the remaining $500,000 from an IRA to the Plattsburgh College Foundation to manage and distribute the Allen-Howard Scholarship. Read more.

Renowned bluegrass musicians and SUNY Plattsburgh alumni Eric and Leigh Gibson, well known as the Gibson Brothers, will be honored at the college’s spring 2015 commencement Saturday, May 16, with honorary degrees of doctor of fine arts. Read more.

For freshman Matthew Rine of Peru, who began his college career this fall as one of only five presidential scholars at SUNY Plattsburgh, the possibilities of who and what he will do with his life are an embarrassment of riches — so many choices for so many interests. It’s hard for him to narrow it down. Read more.

Students dressed in suits, ties and pencil skirts moved through Warren Ballroom attempting to make their first impressions matter. They knew every handshake and business card exchange could potentially open doors for them. Read more.

SUNY Plattsburgh alumnus John Jacobs ’89 gave these tips and more to students in the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship during his return to campus on Feb. 9, 2015, the first of nine Alumni in the Classroom Experience (ACE) visits scheduled for the spring semester. Read more.

Hawkins Pond, the backdrop of many area prom and wedding photos, is about to receive a facelift — and become more environmentally friendly — all because of an infrastructure project that should make the college more efficient. Read more.

Before the 2013-2014 academic year, senior Erin Burdick knew “nothing” about Alzheimer’s. Now, after working on a project through a Chapel Hill Foundation Fellowship, she will present on the disease 4:30 p.m. April 25 in the Alumni Conference Room of SUNY Plattsburgh’s Angell College Center. Read more.

Expeditionary studies majors Garret Cooper and Matt Smith’s 750-mile canoe paddle along the Srepok and Mekong rivers in Vietnam and Cambodia has become more than their required senior expedition. Read more.

Sure, he let technicians take a swab test inside his cheek, and he let them enter the results into the bone marrow registry, but he never thought it would amount to anything more. Then the email arrived. “URGENT PLEASE READ IMMEDIATELY.” Read more.

As a teenage bicycle motocross rider, he broke both wrists in a training crash. As a budding film director, he sometimes skirts the edge of good taste in a series of cringe-comedy videos on YouTube. And as an athlete in skeleton, the Olympic sliding event where competitors rocket headfirst down an icy, twisty course at 70 mph, pushing limits is just part of the job. Read more.

“With my words, I will expose the atrocities and depression occurring in developing nations such as El Salvador,” wrote the journalism and environmental studies double major in a scholarship application. “Those stories and voices that remain unheard will be heard with my help.”. Read more.

Students dressed in black slipped through the shadows on campus, carrying duct tape and large rolls of paper. Their mission: guerrilla art, the secret posting of larger-than-life-sized portraits in the outdoor corridor between Angell College Center and Feinberg Library. Read more.

In an old lakeside garage at the Champlain Valley Transportation Museum, local middle school students wear NASA badges. Thirty-five of them huddle around tables in teams of four or five. They test strategies, bounce ideas, fight the clock and periodically start over.. Read more.

Friends, former colleagues, faculty and staff packed the lower lobby of Myers Fine Arts Building for the occasion, where Brohel’s contemporaries hailed him as a visionary and a fearless advocate for the arts. Read more.

When it comes to publishing, economics and finance faculty members are doing plenty. They have published more than 36 books in the past five years and — in the past three years alone— 40 papers and conference proceedings. Read more.

Three students recently received top awards in scientific research competitions for work done with frogs and ancient skeletons under the guidance of Dr. Nancy Elwess and Sandra Latourelle in SUNY Plattsburgh’s Department of Biology. Read more.

Select from 50 to 60 of the best science, technology, engineering and math teachers in the North Country. Bring them to SUNY Plattsburgh. Then, pay them, help them to become even better at what they do and have them mentor new teachers. Read more.

The full article originally appeared in SUNY Plattsburgh’s student-run newspaper, Cardinal Points, under the headline,‘“OH MY GOD. This is not good': Plattsburgh State Professor Gives Eyewitness Account of Crossing the Finish Line Amid the Madness.’” Read more.

SUNY Plattsburgh’s DoNorth student magazine will soon be flying the friendly skies, tucked securely in the seat backs on board PenAir, one of the local carriers out of Plattsburgh International Airport. Read more.

Dr. Richard Schnell believes in utopias. He always has, and he thinks he may have found one — at least temporarily. “Often, they don’t last,” Schnell said. “But a government that measures its worth in gross national happiness rather than gross national product will capture my mind and my heart every time.” Read more.

A nutty aroma enveloped one particular table in the Angell College Center lobby Feb 14. There on the table, among scattered seeds and loose string, sat a grocery bag filled with pine cones, a bucket with more seeds and — the culprit of the distinctive smell — peanut butter. Read more.

The Maritime Archaic people who lived roughly 3,200 to 8,000 years ago in the Canadian Eastern Subarctic were living on the edge: the edge of inhabitable landscapes as the glaciers retreated; the borders of the earth as it disappeared into the cold North Atlantic waters; and the outer limits of human population on the North American continent. Read more.

The college’s fishing team proved its prowess this past July, when student anglers Brendan Bolis and John McDougall took the $5,000 top prize in the FLW College Fishing Northern Conference qualifier on Lake Champlain.. Read more.

SUNY Plattsburgh has received one of the largest gifts from an alumna in the history of the college. The donation of $470,000 comes from the estate of alumna and former librarian Phyllis Wells. Read more.

For the people of the Caribbean, dancing to drums is a way of life. That’s what Sharisse DaSilva told the standing-room-only crowd gathered in E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium for the seventh annual Night of Nations — a student-run showcase of acts from around the world. Read more.

In Macdonough Hall alone, there are the toilets that flush in the night when no one’s around; the radios that turn themselves on; the eyes staring out of dark storage rooms; doors that unlock themselves; and the bathroom lights that flicker on and off. Read more.

The Long Island native didn’t start out as an educator. In fact, his interest in biology and marine life led him to a degree in oceanography and a stint with the government as an oceanographer. It wasn’t until he was invited to be a guest speaker at a small middle school in Bay St. Louis, Miss., that he unearthed a desire to teach.. Read more.

Students in Hood Hall can now roll of out bed and head straight downstairs for a workout. The opening of a new fitness center right in the residence hall means they don’t have to leave the building to lift weights or run on the treadmill. Read more.

That’s what two SUNY Plattsburgh students did this spring. The two — Vaclav "Alex" Sotola ’12 and Jason Leewe — wanted to see if man-made nesting boxes would help squirrels rebuild their population in an area that had been disturbed, say, by logging. Read more.

Steven Gadecki '00 spends his day putting others in the spotlight. The ’00 SUNY Plattsburgh communication grad lives in Los Angeles where he works as the director of digital marketing for SONY Pictures Television, promoting shows like “Breaking Bad,” “Unforgettable” and “Rules of Engagement.” Read more.

Joel Collado, Allaire “Ajay” DaleyKeyser, Prajwal “PJ” Shah and Julia Warren have received the award, created 15 years ago to recognize those students who have best demonstrated the integration of academic excellence with accomplishments in the areas of leadership; athletics; community service; creative and performing arts; or career achievement. Read more.

Sixty youth and adults will travel across the globe this year — from sub-Saharan Africa all the way to SUNY Plattsburgh — for short-term study through the new Youth Leadership Program with Francophone Africa. Read more.

Sixty youth and adults will travel across the globe this year — from sub-Saharan Africa all the way to SUNY Plattsburgh — for short-term study through the new Youth Leadership Program with Francophone Africa. Read more.

Sixty youth and adults will travel across the globe this year — from sub-Saharan Africa all the way to SUNY Plattsburgh — for short-term study through the new Youth Leadership Program with Francophone Africa. Read more.

Norman Appel knows how to make scents. The 1974 SUNY Plattsburgh chemistry graduate is the vice president of Bell Flavors & Fragrances, a company that designs and produces scents and tastes for nearly anything imaginable. Read more.

Four more of the best student athletes ever to suit up for SUNY Plattsburgh have been inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame this year: Chris Verkey ‘01, Laura Ray ’96, Chris Panek and Paul Dingman ’69. Read more.

Diane Fine did well in school. She excelled in math, history, science, English. So when she told her high school guidance counselor that she planned to study the arts in college, the counselor appeared shocked.. Read more.

The Professional Science Master’s in Environmental Science study option provides training in leadership/business skills, as well as in-depth science coursework, so that graduates may pursue more advanced careers in environmental agencies or private industry. Read more.

Three SUNY Plattsburgh students took first-, second- and third-place prizes in a public service announcement competition that drew attention to the importance of monetary donations in response to international disasters. Read more.

Using variables such as age, gender, stature, illness and trauma, Sabino set up a 3-D map that can be scanned, looking at one variable or a number of variables, helping scientists to analyze the data. Read more.

424 alumni and friends who took part in warm-weather offerings, like a golf outing, a picnic at Hawkins Pond, a tour of local vineyards, a barbecue, a white-glove reception at the Kent Delord House Museum, a Cardinaltini mixer at the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts and a strawberry brunch. Read more.

IThis year, three SUNY Plattsburgh students were among only 25 students in the United States and Canada to receive the society’s Young Botanist Award. Seniors Sasha Dow-Kitson of Trinidad and Tobago, Lilly Schelling of East Schodack and Alex Scharf of Malone were given the honor in recognition of plant-related studies and high academic standing. Read more.

Four SUNY Plattsburgh students are among the 2011 recipients of the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, which recognizes seniors who demonstrate academic excellence integrated with leadership, community service, arts, athletics or career achievement. Read more.

The professor has played trombone with a who’s who of American music: Tony Bennett, Tito Puente, Blondie, Bo Diddley and Michael Jackson. He’s worked on more than a hundred recordings as a composer, arranger and performer. He’s even played for President Clinton and had top 10 hits in Italy, Japan and Colombia. Read more.

Sandra Latourelle ’70 G’76, an adjunct lecturer of biological sciences, recently received a teaching award from the National Association of Biology Teachers, which honored her for her creativity and innovation. Read more.

Cheryl Hogle '68 G'72 received the rare Laurel Crowned Circle Award from Omicron Delta Kappa during a July 19 ceremony at the Valcour Conference Center. It's the highest award that the national leadership honor society can bestow. Read more.

President Obama has named SUNY Plattsburgh Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Nancy Elwess a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Read more.